Federico is currently in his third season with the Bobcats and has established himself as one of the top defenseman in ECAC Hockey. Federico scored his first career goal against Colgate in a 7-2 win on Nov. 1 and has also passed out 10 assists for the year. For his career, Federico has a goal and 23 assists for 24 points in 83 career games. His team-leading 38 blocked shots rank second in ECAC Hockey and 35th nationally. His +16 is also second best among all NCAA Division I defenseman.

Nationally-ranked No. 5 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will face Hockey East's Merrimack College in a home-and-home series on Jan. 17-18, 2014. The Bobcats host the Warriors on Friday night at 7 p.m. at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center before travel to North Andover, Mass. to take on Merrimack at 7 p.m. at Gallant Arena.